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Former treasurer Wayne Swan says that real private sector wages have grown by just 1 per cent under the Abbott and Turnbull governments, which he says equates to only one year of growth under the previous Labor government. RMIT ABC Fact Check finds his claim to be in the ballpark.

An investigation into Labor backbencher Emma Husar finds she subjected staff to unreasonable management including disciplinary methods, but that the leaking of complaints against her was reprehensible.

Emma Husar says she will not recontest her marginal seat at the next election after "malicious allegations" of bullying and misconduct levelled at her by former staff resulted in threats to her and online trolling of her children.

The former Victorian ALP field organiser was among at least five people arrested for questioning before dawn, as police investigate the party's misuse of taxpayer-funded staff during the 2014 state election campaign.

Former Labor speaker John Mickel calls for an overhaul to Queensland's estimates hearings process and says the current generation of politicians are unaware how it should work after the constant use of standing orders against questions last week.

Despite the Braddon by-election considered too close to predict in the lead up to polling day, it took just a little over an hour for ABC analyst Antony Green to call it for Labor's Justine Keay, a result which added to the Liberals woes on Super Saturday.

Bill Shorten hails a "Super Saturday night" for the ALP, as by-election wins in Braddon, Longman, Perth and Fremantle ease the pressure on his leadership and create doubts about the Coalition's chances of winning the next federal election.

Look back over our live coverage to see how Labor managed to retain the marginal seats of Braddon and Longman as well as two West Australian seats, while Centre Alliance's Rebekha Sharkie beat Georgina Downer to hold on to Mayo in South Australia.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says there is "no need" for ministers to be stood down over a police investigation into the misuse of taxpayer funds during the 2014 election campaign and everyone will cooperate with the investigation.

The Victorian Parliament has just passed new donation laws which the State Government calls the strictest in the country, but how will they change the way individuals, unions and organisations give money to political parties?

Talking to voters it feels like election campaign promises — which have collectively added up to several hundred million dollars — barely rate a mention. People aren't even angry, just contemptuous of politics in general, whoever it is they are talking about, writes Laura Tingle.

Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull both make last-gasp bids to sway voters on what has been called a Super Saturday of by-elections. The outcomes won't change who is in Government, but with a federal election just months away, the stakes are still high.

Anthony Albanese's chance to lead Labor now rests with circumstances beyond his control, but backers are confident the "anti-coup" protections Kevin Rudd put in place can be swept aside if the numbers are there for change, writes Michelle Grattan.

More than $140 million of taxpayers' money has been spent by the Queensland Government to bring the rail network under control over the last two years, the Opposition says, calling Labor's handling of the beleaguered network "deplorable".